In e na ional Con e ence on Social Science Me hodology
22nd –25 h Sep embe 2025, Naples, I aly
Unlocking Resea ch Po en ial:
The Role o Da a Reposi o ies in
Suppo ing Resea che s and
Da a S ewa ds
MSc. I ena Vipa c B a
Sou ce
Open Science is ans o ming esea ch h ough anspa ency,
accessibili y & eusabili y.
Funde s (e.g. Eu opean Commission, Ho izon Eu ope) manda e
open access o publica ions and unde lying da a, so wa e &
wo k lows as well as p epa ing and publishing Da a
Managemen Plans.
Resea ch ou pu s mus ollow FAIR p inciples:
Findable –Accessible –In e ope able –Reusable.
Reposi o ies should be us ed and ce i ied.
Open Science: A Global Shi
FAIR complian da a sha ing
Resea ch
da a
VIR: Sp inge na u e
NATIONAL POLICIES
RFO + RPO = unde s
Slo enian legisla ion con aining open science p o isions ha
esea ch pe o ming o ganiza ions, esea che s and suppo
se ices need o comply wi h:
-The Scien i ic Resea ch and Inno a ion Ac i i ies Ac
(adop ed in 2021) wi h open science p o isions in A . 40-42
(i.e., open access o esea ch esul s, p ocessing o
pe sonal da a o esea ch pu poses, esponsible
esea ch assessmen , ci izen science, open access
na ional scien i ic jou nals and monog aphs).
2025 amendmen o he ac in oduce Seconda y
Publica ion Righ , i.e., deposi o he Au ho Accep ed
Manusc ip in o he eposi o y and immedia e open access
ia he eposi o y.
-Public In o ma ion Access Ac (adop ed in 2003, las ly
amended in 2023) wi h p o isions in A . 6. č on open access
o publicly unded esea ch da a o enable hei e-use.
Case o Slo enia: Na ional legisla ion
Dec ee on he Implemen a ion o Scien i ic Resea ch Wo k in
Acco dance wi h he P inciples o Open Science (adop ed in
2023) wi h p o isions on
– equi emen s and implemen a ion o open access o publica ions,
– o FAIR esea ch da a and o he esea ch esul s in digi al o m,
–on managing copy igh in acco dance wi h he p inciples o open
science,
–in ol emen o he in e es ed public in scien i ic esea ch,
–eligible cos s o scien i ic esea ch wo k in acco dance wi h he
p inciples o open science,
–change o esea ch assessmen ,
–and na ional ecosys em o open science.
Rules on Condi ions o P o iding Lib a y Public Se ice
(adop ed in 2023) speci ying in A . 45(3) ha academic
lib a ies need o ensu e open access o inal wo ks o s udies
and publica ions o employees o a highe educa ion
ins i u ion.
Case o Slo enia: Na ional legisla ion
Ou da ed p ac ices pe sis despi e awa eness o Open Science.
Key issues:
–Da a published wi hou p ope legal/e hical basis (consen ).
–Insu icien documen a ion.
–Poo o missing me ada a → limi s euse.
Challenges
h ps://n p.odp aznanos .si/
Open science e minology dic iona y
FAIR Da a P inciples
Image licensed CC-BY-SA /
Sou ce: GO FAIR in og aphic ia ANDS
Pe sis en Iden i ie s
Example: The ADP desc ip ion in
Re3Da a.o g s a es ha ADP uses
DOI.
●A pe sis en iden i ie (PID)
uniquely and pe manen ly
iden i ies a digi al objec
●Examples o PIDs ( om e3da a.o g):
○DOI, URN, ARK, HDL, PURL
●! Wi hou a PID:
○No gua an ee he URL will emain
alid
○Ma e ials a e likely o become
inaccessible
Sou ce: Bezjak, S., & Vipa c B a , I. (2025, Augus 29). Publishing and Finding Resea ch Da a –F om A chi ing o
Reuse. Zenodo. h ps://doi.o g/10.5281/zenodo.17147933
•Reposi o ies usually speci y he me ada a s anda d in
hei guidelines
•You can con ac he eposi o y o mo e in o ma ion
DDI is Well Recognized in Social Sciences
📊Designed o social science esea ch da a: cap u es su ey,
ques ionnai e, and obse a ional da a
🔗Suppo s in e ope abili y: widely adop ed ac oss ins i u ions and
eposi o ies
📝S anda dized documen a ion: ensu es cla i y, consis ency, and
eusabili y o da ase s
🌍Facili a es da a sha ing and seconda y analysis: helps esea che s
unde s and and euse da a eliably
ADP uses:
●DDI me ada a s anda d
●Con olled ocabula ies (link)
Me ada a S anda ds
Sou ce: Bezjak, S., & Vipa c B a , I. (2025, Augus 29). Publishing and Finding Resea ch Da a –
F om A chi ing o Reuse. Zenodo. h ps://doi.o g/10.5281/zenodo.17147933
Indexed Da a Reposi o ies
●Check wha access es ic ions he eposi o y o e s: → Access
Op ions o Sensi i e Da a
○Secu e connec ion
○Secu e oom
○Limi ed use g oups
●ADP o e s he ollowing ypes o access:
○🔓Access wi hou egis a ion
○📝Access a e egis a ion
○🔒Access unde special condi ions:
■Scien i ic Use File (SUF)
■Secu e Use File (SCUF)
Access Ca ego ies
h ps://www.adp. d .uni-lj.si/en/access- ypes/
Sou ce: Bezjak, S., & Vipa c B a , I. (2025, Augus 29). Publishing and Finding Resea ch Da a –
F om A chi ing o Reuse. Zenodo. h ps://doi.o g/10.5281/zenodo.17147933
Con olled Vocabula ies
h ps:// ocabula ies.cessda.eu/
📚Con olled ocabula y (CV): a se o s anda dized e ms o desc ibing a
speci ic ield o opic
CESSDA Vocabula y Se ice: P o ided by he Conso ium o Eu opean Social
Science Da a A chi es (CESSDA), e sion 3.4.0 (2025-03-18)
Fea u es:
🔍Disco e , b owse, and download CVs in mul iple languages
💾A ailable in SKOS, HTML, PDF o ma s
✏️ Edi o o au ho ized use s o c ea e, manage, and ansla e ocabula ies
📊S anda ds: Many ocabula ies c ea ed/main ained by he DDI Alliance (Da a
Documen a ion Ini ia i e)
🌐Pu pose: Facili a es ha monisa ion o da a desc ip ions (e.g., in CESSDA Da a
Ca alogue)
Collabo a ion: Non-English e sions p o ided by CESSDA membe s; o ganisa ions can
con ibu e new languages o opic classi ica ions
The Eu opean Language Social
Science Thesau us
Sou ce: Bezjak, S., & Vipa c B a , I. (2025, Augus 29). Publishing and Finding Resea ch Da a –
F om A chi ing o Reuse. Zenodo. h ps://doi.o g/10.5281/zenodo.17147933
Reposi o y Licences
Sou ce: Bezjak, S., & Vipa c B a , I. (2025, Augus 29). Publishing and Finding Resea ch Da a –
F om A chi ing o Reuse. Zenodo. h ps://doi.o g/10.5281/zenodo.17147933
By publishing you da a, he eposi o y p o ides bibliog aphic
in o ma ion o ci a ion
Pay a en ion o:
📝Ti le o he da a publica ion
👥Au ho s o he da a publica ion
Example:
Badalič, V. (2021). Sy ian e ugees in Tu key, 2019: Sy ian e ugees in he
in o mal labo ma ke in Tu key [Da a ile]. Ljubljana: Uni e si y o Ljubljana, Slo enian
Social Science Da a A chi es. ADP - IDNo: SB19. h ps://doi.o g/10.17898/ADP_SB19_V1
By publishing you da a, he eposi o y p o ides bibliog aphic in o ma ion o ci a ion
Pay a en ion o:
📝Ti le o he da a publica ion
👥Au ho s o he da a publica ion
Example o ci ing a da a publica ion in ADP:
Badalič, V. (2021). Sy ian e ugees in Tu key, 2019: Sy ian e ugees in he in o mal labo ma ke in Tu key [Da a ile]. Ljubljana: Uni e si y o Ljubljana, Slo enian Social Science Da a A chi es. ADP - IDNo: SB19. h ps://doi.o g/10.17898/ADP_SB19_V1
Da a Ci a ion
CESSDA Da a Managemen Expe Guide.
h ps://dmeg.cessda.eu/
h ps://da aci a ion.cessda.eu/The-
Ana omy-o -a-Da a-Ci a ion
Sou ce: Bezjak, S., & Vipa c B a , I. (2025, Augus 29). Publishing and Finding Resea ch Da a –
F om A chi ing o Reuse. Zenodo. h ps://doi.o g/10.5281/zenodo.17147933
Reposi o ies a e key enable s o FAIR, us wo hy esea ch.
DMPs + ce i ied eposi o ies = be e da a quali y & euse.
Na ional ini ia i es (SPOZNAJ) b idge policy & p ac ice.
In e na ional in as uc u es (CESSDA) ensu e c oss-bo de
s anda disa ion.
Key akeaways
